Heavy Snow — Hawkins, Tennessee

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-16 · Hawkins, Tennessee

Event narrative

Striggersville, TN received 9 inches of snow according to a Facebook report. The COOP observer in Rogersville, TN reported 7 inches of snowfall. A trained spotter reported 7.5 inches of snowfall in Surgoinsville, TN. 5 inches of snow was recorded in Bulls Gap, TN by a CoCoRaHS observer. A trained spotter in Church Hill, TN recorded 7.8 inches of snow. Two observers in Mount Carmel reported 6.5 and 7 inches of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1158529. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.